Elon Musk once scoffed at the notion that BYD could compete with his company. Now, the automaker run by billionaire Wang Chuanfu is poised to be the new No. 1 in electric vehicles.

Chinese Carmaker Overtakes Tesla as World’s Most Popular EV Maker::Elon Musk once scoffed at the notion that BYD could compete with his company. Now, the automaker run by billionaire Wang Chuanfu is poised to be the new No. 1 in electric vehicles.

  • CertifiedBlackGuy@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Eh, it’s diminished when that one country holds nearly 17% of earth’s entire population, or nearly as much as the next 6 countries by population combined.

    When you have that much market, nearly anything you do will break population-based records.

    • Thoth19@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      India and China have similar populations. It’s a bit disingenuous to say China has as much pop as the next 6 countries.